Espritpatch

Wow I can't believe we're about to start the last quarter of the year. Where does time go? Still a very busy month but I have taken some time to sew this month and I'm happy I did! I finally finished one Dear Jane block: F8 and I made 3 Modern City Scape blocks, 2 more to go for this one... I have also attended a class to make black forest gateau which was great and the result wes really yummy! And I also tried my hand at Ikebana with my first ever floral arrangement.  Finally I decided I needed to replace my trusted neoprene coat and that ideally I needed it before my next business trip that started today... so yes it is wearable, but doesn't have the hood yet, hems for the lining are not done and the button is not attached yet... Linking to September Furtle Céline

Last week has been busy with business travel and a very busy weekend so hardly any sewing time really. Hoping this week might be kinder. During the week-end I attended a baking class to make a black forest gateau. It was a real success, the gateau was as beautiful as it was yummy! 1.   Work on my Iris bag 2. Work on Modern City Scape block #24 3. Pick pattern for a new coat, print it and cut fabric   4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  Let's look at the week I had written last week... 1.  St art block F11  -  not started 2. Work on my Iris bag  -  no progress 3. Work on Modern City Scape block #23  -  done 4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  -  no progress 5. Decide whether to make a new coat and locate the fabric for it in my stash  - fabric found, need to pick the pattern Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  I have been travelling for work this week, that's why I am writing my new list only today... Of course, this also means there has been no sewing time yet... 1.  St art block F11  2. Work on my Iris bag  3. Work on Modern City Scape block #23  4. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting 5. Decide whether to make a new coat and locate the fabric for it in my stash Let's lo ok at the week I had written last week... 1.  Work on Modern City Scape block #22  -  done 2. Start working on Dear Jane F11  -  not started 3. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting  -  not started Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  I'm on a roll! Another Modern City Scape block finished already. Here is block #22 3 more to go!!! Linking to  Put your foot down ,  Brag about your Beauties ,  Off the wall Friday ,  Patchwork and Quilt ,  Design Wall Monday Céline 

  This one has been a very long time coming. I started it in June and I thought it would be finished easily and quickly over the summer but that didn't quite happen... I was working on it when travelling when I realise that I had cut 2 of the yellow triangles (around the middle square) too big so the  unit with the 2 blue triangles + yellow square couldn't be attached properly. I had to unpick and recut the triangles before sewing them back. Of course, this set me back for a while (I hate unpicking!) but I finally finished the block before the end of August. And once I finished I noticed that I had sewn the external strips to be mirror image from the original block, but never mind... this is my block! And this week I finally attached the sashing before adding the block to the rest of the row. One more F block missing. This block has 37 pieces and takes my DJ numbers to 144,8,0,3071 Linking to  Midweek Makers ,  Wednesday Wait Loss ,  Needle and Thread Thursday . Céline

Another week has passed and again I haven't had much time to sew really but I have stolen some very small pockets of time... Time to write a new weekly list! 1.  Work on Modern City Scape block #22 2. Start working on Dear Jane F11 3. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting Let's look at the week I had written last week... 1.  Add the sashing and attach block F8 to the rest of row  -  done 2. Start block F11 - not started 3. Work on my Iris bag -  not started 4. Work on Modern City Scape block #21 - done 5. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting -  not started Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline

  I have finally made another block for the Modern City Scape sew-along, which is now over. I am determined to finish the top before it has a chance to fall in the UFO pile! This is block #21, which had sooo many pieces!  4 more to go and I will have all the blocks done. Linking to  Put your foot down ,  Brag about your Beauties ,  Off the wall Friday ,  Patchwork and Quilt ,  Design Wall Monday Céline

So the last time I wrote a list for the week is over a month ago and I hardly touched anything on that list since. So let's try again... 1.  Add the sashing and attach block F8 to the rest of row 2. Start block F11 3. Work on my Iris bag 4. Work on Modern City Scape block #21 5. Pull my fabric for the  Tambo star quilt along and start cutting Linking to  Carol's To Do Tuesday Linky party Céline 

Well, school  has started back this week for all 3 so I am guessing we will get back in a routine somehow. I am not sure that will give much more time to sew but one can hope! Work is also very busy and I will need to travel and be away for work a few times so that probably will not help. I don't think we'll manage to go and work on the house on evenings during the week so that will probably be our week-ends from now until... So just for fun, I have listed a large variety of projects and then if I have some time to sew, I will have choice!  Qui lting 1.   Ravenbrook Scrap Quilt Along - February, April, May, June, July & August blocks needed  2. Dear Jane - hoping to finish row F... 1 block needed 3. Modern City Scape -  hoping to catch up and finish  this quilt along - 5 more blocks needed 4. Birthday blocks -  hoping to catch up and continue  with this quilt along 5. Farmer's Wife - 1 or 2 blocks? 6. Harry Potter - a few more blocks needed to finish this top 8. Tambo s

  Well, August is over by a few days already, so holidays is over, work holiday is over too and I hardly have anything to report really. I don't think I've turned my sewing machine on in August at all sadly 😢 All I have to show this month is a single Dear Jane block: F8, which I finally finished... not yet sashed or added to the row but at least the block is complete with its 37 pieces. A big part of my (free) time has been spent either tackling the overgorwn and unruly garden in our new house or tearing up wall paper and polystyrene off the walls. Much more to do on that front actually. Linking to August Furtle . Céline